Palestinian children killed in Israeli airstrike on family home in Gaza

At least seven members of the same family, including four children, were
killed when an Israeli missile struck flattened the three-storey building in
Gaza City's Nasser neighbourhood, the highest civilian death toll in a
single incident during five days of fighting.

5:38PM GMT 18 Nov 2012

Among the dead were a man, two women and four children, all of whom were from the al-Dallu family, said spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra.

A 70-year-old woman, also believed to be from the same family, and a 22-year-old man were also killed, he said.

At least 20 people were injured in the strike, which flattened the three-storey building in Gaza City's Nasser neighbourhood.

Israeli air strikes have killed at least 18 Palestinians in the bloodiest day so far of its massive air campaign, as diplomatic efforts to broker a truce intensified.